Just joined. O Canada, NO America. :)
this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2025
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Welcome to Lemmy :)
New user question; why is it that I cannot upvote? am I missing something? I tap the arrow and get 'invalid_bot_action' I can assure you I am a real human - I can pass most captchas ๐
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Welcome!
A social network is created by our collective social interaction. We're still small, so your posts, comments and upvotes matter. Don't just lurk, if you can. Every upvote counts! ๐
This one's ours.
Lurking has been my primary activity on Reddit. I shall try to contribute more.
Hi, I'm new to Lemmy Greetings from the Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ๐จ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ
Glad to be here. I wanted to get off Reddit for obvious reasons.
You guys are awesome.
Any updates on when Pixelfed and Friendica will be ready? Iโm waiting for the fedecan instance before I sign up for those :)
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Woo! I'm from .world but wanted to make an account here too :D
First off, this is great... thanks to everyone who's helped put all this together! It's a relief to finally have a Canadian alternative! And then can someone please explain to me (like I'm 5) what an "instance" is exactly?
๐ซถ happy to be here
Welcome new users! You've made an excellent choice.
Hi! Great to be here, thanks! First Lemmy post ever, too.
I'm sure I'm not the first one in this Reddit exodus to mention this, but can we assume maybe there's an interest in refining the Lemmy experience to be a bit more streamlined and user friendly? As in, simpler to navigate and less dependent in tech-saviness.
For example, I had some confusion just to create my Lemmy account, or even download and sign-in to the Jerboa app. There's many Lemmy related pages and apps, which can be quite confusing and discouraging for most users showing interest in moving over. And I do consider myself tech-savvy, so I'm sure most people I know would just give up on it.
I know this is a somewhat sudden and unexpected move, and the last thing I want is to create unnecessary pressure on Lemmy, as these things take time, naturally.
Anyways I wish you well, and lots of success. I'll try my best and make this platform my main reddit-like one.
I use both iOS and Android to access lemmy, I think Boost on Android is the best app, and I use mlem on iOS.
I had issues with jerboa when I switched over, I don't think I would recommend it to newcomers.
That's great to know, and will try to compare. Can't say I had yet trouble with Jerboa, but then again only today did I start to nuke my reddit history - initiating the full switch to Lemmy. Any info is always welcome, stay well! ๐
Just dumped Reddit as well. Using the Mlem app, seems quite similar to the Reddit iOS app.
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Is there any interest in taking donations on Librapay or Open collective again?
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I start to respond to a post or comment that I see on NEW. I finish and right before I hit post, I notice the instance/server is completely unrelated to my response and I deleted my post :) - It's an added nuance to Lemmy that takes some getting used to.
Would you be able to share an example? (Short description or screenshot is fine)
We might be able to clarify or add it to the guides in the future
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First of all, thanks for all the work you do. I lived almost 10 years in Canada and having an account here makes me feel warm inside (not on the outside :-) ).
Any idea why the recent influx of new users? May it have anything to do with Reddit planning to put some subreddits behind a paywal?
Thanks again!
Welcome! :)
Going off of what people have mentioned in the registration applications, it is a combination of
- wanting to support Canadian, and avoiding American tech companies (due to tariffs and other concerns)
- concerns with how big tech has changed for the worse these past few months
- Reddit's recent actions, such as banning (and then reversing) a bunch of communities and the recent paywall announcement
- learning about it for the first time and being excited about the concept
The first point is why lemmy.ca has seen more relative growth this week than the others, but a lot of fediverse instances have seen growth recently
All of the above for me!
Can you please add Liberapay as a donation option? I don't see it on your donation page.
It's not currently there, but it's on our list of things to look into when we revisit our donation options.
Recently another user checked in about Librepay, and I asked for more thoughts. If you have any additional points, we'd appreciate them! I'll copy them into our notes alongside the previous comments